Trump contradicts Marco Rubio and Mike Johnson: 'I might have forced their hand'

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Israel did not pressure the United States to launch strikes against Iran.

Trump was meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and speaking about the conflict with Iran at the White House when he took questions from reporters inside the Oval Office. He claimed that Iran's navy, air force and radar technology had been "knocked out."

"I might have forced their hand," Trump said. "You see, we were having negotiations with these lunatics and...